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mucus is coming from one eye of my baby born on 26 dec.2012

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hi my baby born on 26 dec 2012, from yesterday his left eye has some mucus and today he is not able to open his eye then we clean it with little warm water and now he can open but still mucus or slimy thing coming fro eye, what we should . thanks in advance

My baby had the same issue. I massaged and used breast milk to cleanse it, it didn't seem to do much good. This is will clear up sometime in the first year. Her gunky eye magically cleared up around her 6 month birthday.

Most likely it is a clogged, blocked tear duct they are common in newborns. My daughter had the same problem hers finally cleared up when she was about 3 months. All you can do is massage the corner of the eye about every hour, keep putting a warm rag on it, and if you are breastfeeding I know some moms have put a drop of breast milk in there eye and it cleared up. Goodluck hope it clears up soon!

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